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PDC Players Championship Darts Derby 19th Feb 2011 Results – Jabba Wins

  By admin | 22/02/2011 - 10:26 am | All Darts Stories, Darts in the media, PDC Results
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Home Win For Caven

19 Feb 2011

JAMIE CAVEN defeated World Champion Adrian Lewis 6-2 in the final of Saturday’s Players Championship to claim the £6,000 prize on home soil in Derby.

The world number 18 picked up his first ranking title in England, and the fifth win of his career, in style by hitting a 170 finish during his win over high-flying Lewis.

Jamie Jabba Caven

Jamie "Jabba" Caven photo by LAWRENCE LUSTIG

Lewis had taken the first leg of the final, but Caven included checkouts of 85 on the bullseye and 75 in taking the next three to lead 3-1.

He also missed one dart at the bull in the fifth as Lewis hit back, but a 107 finish was followed by a brilliant 170 checkout – in reply to a 180 from his opponent earlier in the leg – as he moved 5-2 up, before taking out 54 for victory.

Caven had earlier defeated Ronnie Baxter by the same scoreline in the semi-finals, and overcame PDC newcomer Dave Chisnall 6-3 in the quarter-finals.

He had also defeated Colin Monk, Peter Wright, Dennis Smith and Steve Evans on the day, as he pocketed a valuable £6,000 – which boosts his chances of qualifying for the World Matchplay and World Grand Prix this year through the Players Championship Order of Merit if he fails to break into the world’s top 16.

“It’s a huge win for me,” said Caven afterwards. “I felt good coming into the event and knew it would be amazing to win in my home town, but to defeat the current World Champion in the final makes it extra special.

“I played well throughout the day and held it together when I needed to under pressure. Dave Chisnall played really well against me, and I was 2-1 down against Ronnie Baxter in the semis and won 6-2 so I showed plenty of fight.

“The 170 in the final was a big shot and it probably won me the game because Adrian was waiting on a finish to get back to 4-3 and instead I went 5-2 up.”

He added: “I’m delighted to have won my fifth title in just four years as a professional, and especially in such a strong field of players.

“The result will move me closer to the top 16 but it’s important too in terms of qualifying for the other majors this year, and it’s a big relief to have the £6,000 on the Players Championship Order of Merit at this stage.”

Lewis’ run to the final included battling wins over Wes Newton, Paul Nicholson and Terry Jenkins in the latter stages, after he had earlier defeated Brendan Dolan, Steve Hine and Prakash Jiwa.

Baxter’s semi-final appearance followed up his victory in a Players Championship in Germany three weeks ago, while Newton also claimed £2,000 in his bid to push for a place in the world’s top ten.

Gibraltar’s Dyson Parody enjoyed his best-ever run on the PDC ProTour, overcoming Gary Welding, Richie Burnett, Mark Jones and John Henderson to reach the last eight, where he went down to Newton.

Henderson had earlier hit a nine-dart finish in the second leg of a victory over Andy Hamilton, earning the Scot an £800 bonus in only his third Players Championship event.

Canada’s three-time World Champion John Part had also come close to hitting a perfect leg during his first round win over Ireland’s John O’Shea, but missed double 12 for the achievement.

Play continues on Sunday with a second £35,000 Players Championship event at the Moorways Centre in Derby.

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Players Championship 3 (Derby)
Simon Whitlock (1) Bye
Scott Rand 6-3 Kirk Shepherd
Paul Nicholson (32) 6-2 Stacy Bromberg
Tony Ayres 6-1 Andy Pearson
Alan Tabern (16) 6-2 Jon Archer
James Richardson 6-1 Wayne Mardle
Co Stompe (17) 6-2 Ryan Harrington
Matt Jackson 6-5 Gary Mawson
Vincent van der Voort (8) 6-4 Michael Mansell
Mark Hylton 6-2 Geoff Whitworth
Terry Jenkins (25) 6-3 Joe Cullen
John Part 6-3 John O’Shea
Adrian Lewis (9) 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Steve Hine 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Prakash Jiwa 6-1 Barrie Bates (24)
Mark Frost 6-5 Jason Crawley
Colin Lloyd (5) 6-1 Mick Todd
Mark Jones 6-4 Matt Padgett
Richie Burnett (28) 6-1 Devon Petersen
Dyson Parody 6-5 Gary Welding
Andy Hamilton (12) 6-3 Mike Nott
John Henderson 6-3 Mark Stephenson
Adam Hunt 6-5 Andy Smith (21)
Chris Aubrey 6-5 Mark Lawrence
Wes Newton (4) 6-2 Antonio Alcinas
Ryan Herrington 6-4 Nick Malkin
Steve Brown (29) 6-1 Arron Monk
Shane O’Connor 6-5 Wayne Atwood
James Wade (13) 6-2 Steven Pearson
Nicky Bache 6-1 Jimmy O’Regan
Colin Osborne (20) 6-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Magnus Caris 6-3 Reece Robinson
Gary Anderson (2) 6-3 Darren Johnson
Peter Hudson 6-1 Louis Blundell
Roland Scholten 6-4 Tony Eccles (31)
Aodhagan O’Neill 6-5 Ian Jopling
Dave Smith 6-5 Wayne Jones (15)
Alex Roy 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Dennis Priestley (18) 6-3 Simon Jones
Nick Fullwell 6-4 Dave Ladley
Ronnie Baxter (7) 6-3 Paul Rowley
Steve Maish 6-5 Jamie Atkins
Steve Farmer (26) 6-5 Ian White
Nigel Birch 6-2 Michael Rosenauer
Mark Webster (10) 6-2 Ashley Holgate
John MaGowan 6-2 Terry Temple
Mark Dudbridge (23) 6-3 Ken Dobson
William O’Connor 6-3 Adrian Gray
Jamie Caven (6) 6-4 Colin Monk
Peter Wright 6-1 Dave Honey
Dennis Smith 6-1 Jelle Klaasen (27)
Andy Hutchings 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Steve Evans 6-4 Mervyn King (11)
Peter Manley 6-3 Dylan Duo
Robert Thornton 6-4 Steve Beaton (22)
Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Mick McGowan
Mark Walsh (3) 6-1 Tom Martin
Chris Thompson 6-0 Gary Eastwood
Justin Pipe (30) 6-0 Paul Schofield
Martyn Turner 6-5 Brian Woods
Denis Ovens (14) 6-1 Kevin McDine
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Steve Grubb
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Kevin Painter (19)
Andy Brown 6-4 Darren Whittingham

Second Round
Scott Rand 6-2 Simon Whitlock
Paul Nicholson 6-3 Tony Ayres
Alan Tabern 6-5 James Richardson
Co Stompe 6-4 Matt Jackson
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Mark Hylton
Terry Jenkins 6-5 John Part
Adrian Lewis 6-1 Steve Hine
Prakash Jiwa 6-5 Mark Frost
Mark Jones 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Dyson Parody 6-5 Richie Burnett
John Henderson 6-5 Andy Hamilton - John Henderson hits nine-darter
Chris Aubrey 6-2 Adam Hunt
Wes Newton 6-1 Ryan Herrington
Steve Brown 6-5 Shane O’Connor
James Wade 6-4 Nicky Bache
Magnus Caris 6-3 Colin Osborne
Peter Hudson 6-5 Gary Anderson
Aodhagan O’Neill 6-5 Roland Scholten
Dave Smith 6-2 Alex Roy
Dennis Priestley 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Steve Maish
Nigel Birch 6-4 Steve Farmer
Mark Webster 6-1 John MaGowan
Mark Dudbridge 6-2 William O’Connor
Jamie Caven 6-4 Peter Wright
Dennis Smith 6-0 Andy Hutchings
Steve Evans 6-4 Peter Manley
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Robert Thornton
Mark Walsh 6-1 Chris Thompson
Justin Pipe 6-3 Martyn Turner
Denis Ovens 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Andy Brown
Losers £200

Third Round
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Scott Rand
Co Stompe 6-5 Alan Tabern
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Vincent van der Voort
Adrian Lewis 6-1 Prakash Jiwa
Dyson Parody 6-1 Mark Jones
John Henderson 6-0 Chris Aubrey
Wes Newton 6-1 Steve Brown
Magnus Caris 6-1 James Wade
Peter Hudson 6-2 Aodhagan O’Neill
Dennis Priestley 6-4 Dave Smith
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Nigel Birch
Mark Webster 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Jamie Caven 6-1 Dennis Smith
Steve Evans 6-5 Shaun Griffiths
Mark Walsh 6-1 Justin Pipe
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Denis Ovens
Losers £400

Fourth Round
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Co Stompe
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Dyson Parody 6-5 John Henderson
Wes Newton 6-4 Magnus Caris
Dennis Priestley 6-4 Peter Hudson
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Mark Webster
Jamie Caven 6-3 Steve Evans
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Mark Walsh
Losers £600

Quarter-Finals
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Paul Nicholson
Wes Newton 6-3 Dyson Parody
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Dennis Priestley
Jamie Caven 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Wes Newton
Jamie Caven 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Losers £2,000

Final
Jamie Caven 6-2 Adrian Lewis
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000

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PDC 888.com Premier League Darts Night 2 Results

  By admin | 22/02/2011 - 10:18 am | All Darts Stories, Darts in the media, PDC Results
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888.com Premier League – Night Two

17 Feb 2011

PHIL TAYLOR returned to top form with a brilliant 8-5 win over Mark Webster in one of the highest-quality nights in the history of the 888.com Premier League Darts at Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena on Thursday.

Taylor had looked a shadow of the player who romped to last year’s Premier League title when he slumped to an 8-2 defeat against Adrian Lewis on the opening night at London’s O2 Arena last week.

But he produced a fine display of power scoring and clinical finishing to make the ideal response with an 8-5 win over Mark Webster, who hit finishes of 170 and 160 but could not match the world number one.

“I hit rock bottom last week but I feel on top of the world now,” admitted Taylor afterwards. “I had a couple of days off to get my head right and now I’m going to get better each week.”Gary Anderson

Webster’s two big finishes were amongst 14 ton-plus checkouts in a top quality night in Nottingham.

Raymond van Barneveld hit four of his own in an 8-3 win over Simon Whitlock, taking out 160, 156 and 116 before sealing victory with a 141 checkout.

“I’ve been working hard on my finishing and it paid off tonight,” said van Barneveld. “I know what I can do and for the last two years I’ve only done it on the practice board and not on stage regularly, but I’m pleased with this win.”

Gary Anderson remains the only unbeaten player following two weeks after his 8-4 win over Terry Jenkins, which he sealed with a 121 finish.

“I’m really pleased to have won again,” said Anderson, who averaged 102 on the night. “I’m still a bit nervous in front of the big crowds but I’m settling down and enjoying the Premier League.”

2009 champion James Wade was the night’s other winner, as he secured an 8-6 win over Adrian Lewis with a brilliant 136 checkout, after the World Champion had missed two darts to snatch a draw in a dramatic deciding leg.

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888.com Premier League Darts
Week Two
February 17 – Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Simon Whitlock 3-8 Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade 8-6 Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor 8-5 Mark Webster
Terry Jenkins 4-8 Gary Anderson

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RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD 8-3 SIMON WHITLOCK
RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD produced a sensational display of finishing to secure his first 888.com Premier League Darts victory of the season, defeating Simon Whitlock 8-3 in Nottingham.

The Dutchman rolled back the years with a vintage performance as he hit four ton-plus checkouts to bounce back in style from an 8-6 loss to Terry Jenkins in week one.

Whitlock had hit eight finishes from nine attempts in defeating van Barneveld last season, and was on the receiving end of the five-time World Champion’s brilliance on this occasion.

The game had begun slowly, with van Barneveld missing doubles in the opening two legs but landing double 12 to break and double two in the second.

Whitlock fired in a brilliant 140 to get off the mark, but saw van Barneveld reply with a 180 in an 11-dart leg to lead 3-1.

Double four gave Whitlock the fifth, but van Barneveld produced killer blows with finishes of 116 and 160 either side of the break in moving 5-2 up.

The pair traded double top finishes in the next two legs to leave van Barneveld 6-3 up, but Whitlock hit his third 180 of the game in the tenth to leave a finish.

However, he would not get a shot at the 121 as van Barneveld powered home a 156 checkout, and the scenario was repeated in the next when, with Whitlock waiting on 70 after another maximum the Dutchman finished 141 to take victory.

“I loved that,” said van Barneveld, who previously hit five ton-plus finishes in the 2006 Premier League Darts in a win over Wayne Mardle.

“I know what I can do and for the last two years I’ve only done it on the practice board and not on stage regularly.

“Everyone knows I can do it and I’m very pleased with this win. I’ve been sloppy at times but I’m more consistent at the moment and it’s giving me confidence.

“I’ve tried different types of flights and took the decision to go back to my old, kite-shaped flights, and I’ve been working hard on my finishing and it paid off tonight.”

Whitlock admitted: “His finishing was brilliant and I’ve no complaints with that. I had left myself a finish a few times when he took out his big shots and it’s great to see him playing so well.”

Match Stats

Simon Whitlock 3-8 Raymond van Barneveld
10 100+ 18
7 140+ 14
4 180 1
30.43 Ave1 33.38
91.30 Ave3 100.15
140 High Finish 160,156,141, 116
0 Legs Against Throw 3

JAMES WADE 8-6 ADRIAN LEWIS
JAMES WADE took out a brilliant 136 finish to win a deciding leg against Adrian Lewis and gain his first 888.com Premier League Darts victory of the season.

Wade, the 2009 Premier League Darts champion, had been disappointing with an 8-3 loss to Mark Webster on the opening week at The O2, but hit six 180s and three ton-plus finishes in seeing off the World Champion.

Lewis had trailed 7-4 before hitting back to force a deciding leg, but crucially missed two match darts at double 18 before Wade produced his showpiece winner.

The opening two legs went with the throw before Lewis missed the bull for a 122 finish in the next, with Wade posting double ten to edge 2-1 up.

The duo then shared six 180s in the next three legs in a brilliant run, with Lewis taking out checkouts of 121 and 100 for 12-darters and Wade finishing a 14-darter to leave the game tied at three-all.

Wade won the seventh with a 13-darter and then took the game’s first break with a 102 finish, punishing six misses from Lewis, to lead 5-3.

The left-hander also took the next, hitting a 180 and double 17, to move two legs before Lewis won the tenth on double ten to pull back to 6-4.

A sensational 141 checkout from Wade ensured he would take at least his first point of the season, and he was waiting on a finish in the next two as Lewis kept the match alive with finishes of double 18 and a tricky double 16.

He hit three ton-plus scores to be first to a finish in the decider, but missed two darts at double 18 for a 96 finish to give Wade a look at 136, and he piled in two treble 20s and double eight to grab the win and both points.

“I’m really pleased with that, because last week I felt embarrassed and like I didn’t belong in the Premier League, and deep down I know I do belong here,” said Wade.

“I’ve practised hard since and showed that when I believe in myself I can play so well. I wanted to prove something tonight and I need to come back next week – and the week after – with the same attitude, which will make me a better player.”

Lewis said: “I showed a lot of character to come back and I put him under pressure, but the 136 was a fantastic shot. He was great and took out a few great finishes.

“I’ll be back next week and I’m in this tournament to win it. It’s a long 14 weeks and this is only the first two weeks.”

Match Stats

PHIL TAYLOR 8-5 MARK WEBSTER
PHIL TAYLOR returned to top form with a brilliant 8-5 win over Mark Webster as the 888.com Premier League Darts visited Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena on Thursday.

Taylor looked a shadow of the player who romped to last year’s Premier League title when he slumped to an 8-2 defeat against Adrian Lewis on the opening night at London’s O2 Arena last week.

However, he produced a fine display of power scoring and clinical finishing to make the ideal response, and send a chilling message to his Premier League rivals.

Webster played his part with finishes of 170 and 160, but could only applaud a fine Taylor performance as the world number one avenged his recent World Championship quarter-final defeat to the Welshman.

Taylor set his stall out early on, hitting double 16 for the opening leg and five perfect darts in taking the second against the throw, despite Webster hitting a 180 in reply.

Taylor also took the third in 14 darts to lead 3-0, and hit two 180s in the fourth only to see Webster take out a superb 170 checkout, earning himself his first leg of the game and a £1,000 bonus as the night’s highest finish.

Taylor roared back with legs of 12 and 11 darts in taking two of the next three in leading 5-2, with Webster following up a 13-darter of his own with a stunning 160 checkout – after his opponent had missed the bull for a 161 finish.

The next two were also shared before double five saw Taylor moved 7-4 up, and the five-time Premier League winner celebrated in style as he secured at least a point.

Double six saw Webster win a fifth leg, but Taylor was not to be denied as he piled in a seventh maximum and double 16 to ensure victory.

“I hit rock bottom last week but I feel on top of the world now,” admitted Taylor afterwards. “I had a couple of days off to get my head right and now I’m going to get better each week.

“I fought hard for the win tonight and Mark played really well to push me. He took out a couple of brilliant finishes and they inspire you to hit back.”

Match Stats

GARY ANDERSON 8-4 TERRY JENKINS
GARY ANDERSON continued seamless introduction to the 888.com Premier League Darts with an 8-4 victory over Terry Jenkins at Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena.

The Scot followed up his opening night win against Simon Whitlock with another fine display, averaging over 102 in sweeping past Jenkins.

Much of the damage was done early on with three breaks of throw as Anderson took a 4-1 lead, with a 13-dart finish from Jenkins in the second leg bettered by an 11-darter from the World Championship finalist.

Jenkins took out 120 in the sixth and reduced the gap to 4-3 when Anderson missed three darts to win the seventh, with a 177 from the Ledbury ace setting up double 19.

Anderson, though, ended the comeback on double eight and hit a 180 in the next before a 13-dart leg saw him take a 7-3 advantage.

Jenkins replied on double 15 to raise hopes of matching last week’s comeback against Raymond van Barneveld, but Anderson was swift to wrap up the win with a 12-dart finish, completed with a 121 bullseye checkout.

“I’m really pleased to have won again,” said Anderson. “We both missed a few doubles at times and it could have been different if Terry hadn’t missed some crucial doubles.

“I’m still a bit nervous in front of the big crowds but I’m settling down and enjoying the Premier League. I’m aiming to hit a 120-plus average during the Premier League at some point and I think it’s possible – I’ve just got to do it.”

Match Stats

James Wade 8-6 Adrian Lewis
21 100+ 14
9 140+ 14
6 180 5
32.56 Ave1 33.03
97.69 Ave3 99.09
141,136,102 High Finish 121,100
2 Legs Against Throw 1
Phil Taylor 8-5 Mark Webster
11 100+ 19
13 140+ 7
7 180 2
34.62 Ave1 32.42
103.87 Ave3 97.27
68 High Finish 170,160
1 Legs Against Throw 0
Terry Jenkins 4-8 Gary Anderson
20 100+ 17
7 140+ 13
2 180 3
30.47 Ave1 34.07
91.41 Ave3 102.21
120 High Finish 121
2 Legs Against Throw 4

PDC Pro Darts Tour 2011 Derby 20th Feb – Part turns back the clock

  By admin | 20/02/2011 - 8:47 pm | All Darts Stories, Darts in the media, PDC Results
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Superb Part Whitewashes Walsh

20 Feb 2011

JOHN PART won his first Players Championship since 2007 with a brilliant whitewash win against Mark Walsh in Derby on Sunday.

The Canadian, who has drifted out to 32nd in the PDC Order of Merit over the past two years, began his fightback to move back up the rankings with a fine showing at the Moorways Centre.

Having missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish during Saturday’s Players Championship, Part continued the excellent form throughout Sunday’s £35,000 event.

Photo Lawrence Lustig

After overcoming Darren Johnson, Mark Dudbridge and Denis Ovens in the early rounds, he whitewashed Richie Burnett in the last 16 and then defeated in-form pair Jamie Caven and Wes Newton to reach his first PDC ProTour final since last April.

That appearance, in a UK Open Qualifier, had seen him lose 6-3 to Walsh but the three-time World Champion made amends with a superb performance, averaging 104.86 in a whitewash of the world number nine.

Part hit a 180 in taking the opening leg and added a second maximum in a 12-darter to break Walsh’s throw, before hitting finishes of 14 and 13 darts to lead 4-0.

Walsh missed two darts to get off the mark in the fifth, as Part followed up another maximum with double 18 to lead 5-0, before punishing three misses at double 12 from his opponent to seal the win on double 15.

“It’s a great feeling,” said Part. “It wasn’t too much much about revenge against Mark for the defeat in the final last year but it was in my mind that the week after that he also beat me in Derby 6-5, which kindof rubbed my nose in the dirt!

“It does feel good but it’s nothing serious, I’m more happy just to have beaten him and won because I was really steady all day.

“Maybe I got a bit lucky against Denis Ovens because I was 5-2 down and not scoring too well compared to my other games but I hung in there and won it, and I followed through to get to the final.”

He added: “I always feel pressure coming into an event but once I got past the first round I didn’t feel any pressure when I got the run going,

“The standard’s so high now but I’ve got nothing to lose. I’ve been there and done it, but am not up there at the moment, so nobody’s expecting me to win and I can enjoy it and play well.”

Walsh was denied a PDC ProTour victory in Derby for the third successive year by the defeat, but had shown his class with a narrow 6-5 semi-final win over Mervyn King – who missed three match darts in a tight encounter.

Walsh also edged out Andy Smith and Nick Fullwell 6-5 in the event, as well as defeating Northern Ireland’s Brendan Dolan 6-1 in the quarter-finals.

Fleetwood’s in-form Wes Newton reached his second semi-final of the weekend, while St Helens’ Dave Chisnall continued his introduction to the PDC circuit with back-to-back quarter-finals in Derby.

Chisnall, who also hit a nine-darter in German recently, had knocked out world number three James Wade 6-5 and defeated Ronnie Baxter before losing out to Newton.

Coventry’s Scott Rand reached his first quarter-final on the PDC ProTour, including Steve Farmer, Peter Wright and Sweden’s Magnus Caris amongst his victims before losing to King.

Saturday’s Players Championship winner Jamie Caven also reached the last eight before going down to Part, while Northern Ireland’s Michael Mansell was amongst the last 16.

World Champion Adrian Lewis withdrew through illness, while Phil Taylor had previously withdrawn from the weekend’s events to leave a field of 125 players.

Reece Robinson also missed out after receiving a one-month ban following the first PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event on Saturday night, in line with the DRA instruction about dangerous and reckless throwing of darts.

Players Championship 4 (Derby, Sunday)
First Round
Simon Whitlock (1) Bye
Wayne Mardle 6-1 Mike Nott
Dennis Smith (32) 6-3 Matt Jackson
Michael Mansell 6-1 Andy Jenkins
Co Stompe (16) 6-3 Alex Roy
Geoff Whitworth 6-5 Devon Petersen
Mervyn King (17) 6-0 Tom Martin
Martyn Turner 6-5 Jason Crawley
Vincent van der Voort (8) 6-1 Adrian Gray
Peter Wright 6-4 Nicky Bache
Steve Farmer (25) 6-5 Andy Hutchings
Scott Rand 6-4 Simon Jones
Magnus Caris 6-3 Mark Webster (9)
Dave Smith 6-4 Andy Brown
Barrie Bates (24) 6-4 Mark Frost
Wayne Atwood 6-1 Mark Jones
Mark Walsh (5) 6-5 Nick Fullwell
Jamie Atkins 6-3 Paul Rowley
Paul Nicholson (28) 6-4 Steve Hine
Shaun Griffiths 6-0 Paul Schofield
Andy Hamilton (12) 6-5 Arron Monk
Chris Aubrey 6-5 Mark Stephenson
Andy Smith (21) 6-0 Jon Archer
Shane O’Connor 6-4 John O’Shea
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Gary Anderson (4)
John MaGowan 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Steve Brown (29) 6-3 Ryan Harrington
Ken Dobson 6-1 Steve Grubb
Dennis Priestley (13) 6-5 William O’Connor
Aodhagan O’Neill 6-0 Ashley Holgate
Steve Beaton (20) 6-0 Adam Smith-Neale
Roland Scholten 6-1 Nigel Birch
Wes Newton (2) Bye
Mark Lawrence 6-0 Mike Roberts
Tony Eccles (31) 6-4 Joe Cullen
Antonio Alcinas 6-3 Darren Whittingham
Wayne Jones (15) 6-0 Colin Monk
Kevin McDine 6-5 Dyson Parody
Kevin Painter (18) 6-2 Chris Thompson
Nigel Heydon 6-1 Andy Pearson
Ronnie Baxter (7) 6-1 Ryan Herrington
Michael Rosenauer 6-2 Peter Hudson
Justin Pipe (26) 6-2 Dave Honey
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Stacy Bromberg
James Wade (10) 6-5 Peter Manley
Matt Padgett 6-4 Gary Eastwood
Terry Jenkins (23) 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Tony Ayres 6-2 Ian Jopling
Steve Maish 6-3 Colin Lloyd (6)
Gary Welding 6-4 Kirk Shepherd
Richie Burnett (27) 6-0 Dave Ladley
Mark Hylton 6-3 Steve Evans
Denis Ovens (11) 6-3 Terry Temple
Dylan Duo 6-3 Nick Malkin
Mark Dudbridge (22) 6-2 Steven Pearson
John Part 6-4 Darren Johnson
Jamie Caven (3) Bye
Louis Blundell 6-3 James Richardson
John Henderson 6-1 Jelle Klaasen (30)
Prakash Jiwa 6-5 Mick Todd
Alan Tabern (14) 6-1 Gary Mawson
Kevin Dowling 6-3 Robert Thornton
Colin Osborne (19) 6-4 Ian White
Brian Woods 6-2 Mick McGowan

Second Round
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Wayne Mardle
Michael Mansell 6-3 Dennis Smith
Co Stompe 6-5 Geoff Whitworth
Mervyn King 6-1 Martyn Turner
Peter Wright 6-2 Vincent van der Voort
Scott Rand 6-1 Steve Farmer
Magnus Caris 6-4 Dave Smith
Barrie Bates 6-4 Wayne Atwood
Mark Walsh 6-2 Jamie Atkins
Shaun Griffiths 6-5 Paul Nicholson
Andy Hamilton 6-5 Chris Aubrey
Andy Smith 6-2 Shane O’Connor
Brendan Dolan 6-3 John MaGowan
Steve Brown 6-3 Ken Dobson
Dennis Priestley 6-1 Aodhagan O’Neill
Roland Scholten 6-5 Steve Beaton
Wes Newton 6-1 Mark Lawrence
Tony Eccles 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Kevin McDine 6-3 Wayne Jones
Nigel Heydon 6-2 Kevin Painter
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Michael Rosenauer
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Justin Pipe
James Wade 6-4 Matt Padgett
Tony Ayres 6-3 Terry Jenkins
Gary Welding 6-4 Steve Maish
Richie Burnett 6-3 Mark Hylton
Denis Ovens 6-2 Dylan Duo
John Part 6-1 Mark Dudbridge
Jamie Caven 6-2 Louis Blundell
Prakash Jiwa 6-2 John Henderson
Alan Tabern 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Colin Osborne 6-4 Brian Woods
Losers £200

Third Round
Michael Mansell 6-1 Simon Whitlock
Mervyn King 6-4 Co Stompe
Scott Rand 6-5 Peter Wright
Magnus Caris 6-1 Barrie Bates
Mark Walsh 6-3 Shaun Griffiths
Andy Smith 6-4 Andy Hamilton
Brendan Dolan 6-4 Steve Brown
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Roland Scholten
Wes Newton 6-4 Tony Eccles
Kevin McDine 6-4 Nigel Heydon
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Ronnie Baxter
James Wade 6-3 Tony Ayres
Richie Burnett 6-1 Gary Welding
John Part 6-5 Denis Ovens
Jamie Caven 6-0 Prakash Jiwa
Alan Tabern 6-3 Colin Osborne
Losers £400

Fourth Round
Mervyn King 6-0 Michael Mansell
Scott Rand 6-4 Magnus Caris
Mark Walsh 6-5 Andy Smith
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Dennis Priestley
Wes Newton 6-4 Kevin McDine
Dave Chisnall 6-4 James Wade
John Part 6-0 Richie Burnett
Jamie Caven 6-4 Alan Tabern
Losers £600

Quarter-Finals
Mervyn King 6-3 Scott Rand
Mark Walsh 6-1 Brendan Dolan
Wes Newton 6-4 Dave Chisnall
John Part 6-2 Jamie Caven
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Mark Walsh 6-5 Mervyn King
John Part 6-2 Wes Newton
Losers £2,000

Final
John Part 6-0 Mark Walsh
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000

Final – leg by leg
0-1 – Part lands a 180 and double top to take the lead in 14 darts
0-2 – Part breaks with a fine 12-darter, including another maximum and double seven to complete an 86 finish
0-3 – Part finishes 62 in two darts to move three legs clear
0-4 – Part breaks again with a 13-dart finish, featuring two 140s and double 18
0-5 – Walsh misses with two darts to break back and get off the mark, and Part steps in, following an earlier 180 with double 18
0-6 – Part misses double 15 for a 150 finish, but Walsh is unable to capitalise with three misses at double 12 and the Canadian hits double 15 for a 14-darter and the win

from www.pdc.tv

PDC Youth Tour Derby 19th Feb 2011 – Hunt Wins

  By admin | 19/02/2011 - 8:43 pm | All Darts Stories, Darts in the media, PDC Results
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Hunt Wins Maiden Youth Title

19 Feb 2011

ADAM HUNT won the inaugural PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event, defeating Josh Jones 4-2 in the final at Derby’s Moorways Leisure Centre.

Chester-le-Street’s Hunt, 18, picked up the £600 first prize after winning through a 120-player field in the first of 15 events to be held this year for players aged from 14-21.

Photo Lawrence Lustig

The youngster had competed earlier on Saturday in the Players Championship in Derby, overcoming experienced professional Andy Smith 6-5 in the first round before losing out to Chris Aubrey.

However, he fared even better in the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event, whitewashing Sean White and Marc Evans before then defeating Josh McCarthy 3-1 and Jamie Green 3-2 to reach the last eight.

He then overcame Birmingham’s Matt Gallett 3-0 in the quarter-finals and defeated Kettering’s Ricky Evans 4-1 in the semis.

Hunt shared the first four legs of the final with Jones, but punished missed doubles from the 20-year-old from Rugby in the next two to secure victory.

Jones, who turns 21 on Sunday, was denied the perfect birthday present but still pocketed £400 for reaching the final.

He had defeated Tunstall’s Jamie Landon 4-1 in the semi-finals, whitewashed Sunbury-on-Thames’ Brandon Monk in the quarters and also knocked out Chris Aubrey and Dutch talent Jimmy Hendriks in the event.

Adam Smith-Neale, who won a PDC ProTour Card this year and has already competed three times on the professional circuit, reached the last eight before losing to Landon, while Newbury’s Jonathan Mulley was the other quarter-finalist.

PDC Unicorn Under-21 World Champion Arron Monk lost in the last 32 to Darren Whittingham, while Co Stompe Jnr – the son of the Dutch ace – was defeated in round one by Tom Murray.

The second PDC Unicorn Youth Tour event will be held at the Barnsley Metrodome next Saturday, with 110 players already entered for the £2,000 tournament.

PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event One
First Round
Josh McCarthy 3-0 Karl Brooks
David Everley 3-0 Anthony Caswell
Marc Evans 3-2 Gareth Thomas
Adam Hunt 3-0 Sean White
Sam Rickhuss Bye
Jamie Green 3-1 Mark Stephens
Steve Haggerty 3-0 Jordan Matthews
Greg Upton 3-0 Chris Masi
Aden Kirk Bye
Joe Cullen 3-0 Daniel Ladley
Chris Bent 3-0 Ross Dalton-Short
Matt Gallett 3-0 Peter Bergoyne
Anthony West 3-2 Anthony McMahon
Curtis Hammond 3-0 Jack Hegarty
Kurtis Atkins 3-0 James Webster
Tom Murray 3-0 Co Stompe Jnr
Jack Hill Bye
Damien Smith 3-0 Liam Cooper
Paul Mitchell 3-1 Daniel Stevens
Ricky Evans 3-1 Michael Bushby
Sam Hill 3-2 Ryan Harrington
Ryan Hitchens 3-0 Luke Wathen
Reece Robinson 3-0 Lee Whitworth
Lewis Venes 3-2 Carl Draper
Ryan Iceton Bye
Jonathan Mulley 3-0 Paul Cooper
Matthew Dicken 3-2 Bradley Williams
Bryan Flew 3-1 Shane Cooper
Scott Johnson 3-2 Bryan John
Michael Wood 3-2 Robert Beckett
Chris Wharton 3-2 Aaron Bans
Dan Dean 3-1 Jonathan Wigley
Shaun Griffiths 3-0 Spencer Murphy
Arron Monk 3-0 Ryan Morris
Brandon Walsh 3-2 Adam Huckvale
Darren Whittingham 3-1 Gavin Howard
Adam Smith-Neale Bye
Matthew Hall 3-1 Ross Churchill
Keiran Dodd 3-1 Shaun Frowen
Kirk De Ruyter 3-1 Greg Falcus
Jamie Landon 3-2 Rees Hall
Jordan Smith 3-0 Jack Ashton
James Young 3-0 Keiron Williams
Jack Tweddell 3-1 Callum Crutchfield
James Thompson Bye
Nick Kenny 3-1 Robert Higginson
Tommy Barton 3-0 Mark Zambra
Joshua Scales 3-2 Curtis Jones
Ben Baldwin 3-1 David Sargent
Brandon Monk 3-1 Ryan Hogarth
Sam Hamilton 3-0 David Galaska
Scott Rollings 3-1 Daniel Thorpe
Harry Lane Bye
Gary Thorne 3-2 Dean Reynolds
Adam Brunt 3-1 Connor Bevis
Ross Robson 3-2 Adam Hart
Gareth Trow 3-2 Sam Schofield
Jimmy Hendriks 3-2 Ryan Herrington
Josh Jones 3-0 Jake Smith
Dan Read 3-0 Ray Lockington
Paul Barham Bye
Lewis Oliver 3-1 Dan Elcock
Liam Saxon 3-0 Connor Bickerton
Chris Aubrey 3-1 Ash Khayat

Second Round
Josh McCarthy 3-1 David Everley
Adam Hunt 3-0 Marc Evans
Jamie Green 3-0 Sam Rickhuss
Greg Upton 3-1 Steve Haggerty
Aden Kirk 3-2 Joe Cullen
Matt Gallett 3-1 Chris Bent
Curtis Hammond 3-2 Anthony West
Kurtis Atkins 3-0 Tom Murray
Damien Smith 3-1 Jack Hill
Ricky Evans 3-0 Paul Mitchell
Sam Hill 3-0 Ryan Hitchens
Reece Robinson 3-1 Lewis Venes
Jonathan Mulley 3-1 Ryan Iceton
Bryan Flew 3-1 Matthew Dicken
Michael Wood 3-1 Scott Johnson
Dan Dean 3-0 Chris Wharton
Arron Monk 3-2 Shaun Griffiths
Darren Whittingham 3-1 Brandon Walsh
Adam Smith-Neale 3-0 Matthew Hall
Kirk De Ruyter 3-2 Keiran Dodd
Jamie Landon 3-1 Jordan Smith
James Young 3-1 Jack Tweddell
James Thompson 3-0 Nick Kenny
Tommy Barton 3-0 Joshua Scales
Brandon Monk 3-1 Ben Baldwin
Scott Rollings 3-1 Sam Hamilton
Harry Lane 3-0 Gary Thorne
Ross Robson 3-0 Adam Burnt
Jimmy Hendriks 3-0 Gareth Trow
Josh Jones 3-0 Dan Read
Paul Barham 3-0 Lewis Oliver
Chris Aubrey 3-1 Liam Saxon

Third Round
Adam Hunt 3-1 Josh McCarthy
Jamie Green 3-1 Greg Upton
Matt Gallett 3-1 Aden Kirk
Kurtis Atkins 3-2 Curtis Hammond
Ricky Evans 3-2 Damian Smith
Sam Hill 3-2 Reece Robinson
Jonathan Mulley 3-1 Bryan Flew
Michael Wood 3-0 Dan Dean
Darren Whittingham 3-2 Arron Monk
Adam Smith-Neale 3-2 Kirk De Ruyter
Jamie Landon 3-2 James Young
Tommy Barton 3-1 James Thompson
Brandon Monk 3-2 Scott Rollings
Harry Lane 3-0 Ross Robson
Josh Jones 3-1 Jimmy Hendriks
Chris Aubrey 3-1 Paul Barham

Fourth Round
Adam Hunt 3-2 Jamie Green
Matt Gallett 3-2 Kurtis Atkins
Ricky Evans 3-0 Sam Hill
Jonathan Mulley 3-2 Michael Wood
Adam Smith-Neale 3-2 Darren Whittingham
Jamie Landon 3-1 Tommy Barton
Brandon Monk 3-1 Harry Lane
Josh Jones 3-1 Chris Aubrey
Losers £25

Quarter-Finals
Adam Hunt 3-0 Matt Gallett
Ricky Evans 3-0 Jonathan Mulley
Jamie Landon 3-1 Adam Smith-Neale
Josh Jones 3-0 Brandon Monk
Losers £100

Semi-Finals
Adam Hunt 4-1 Ricky Evans
Josh Jones 4-1 Jamie Landon
Losers £200

Final
Adam Hunt 4-2 Josh Jones
Winner £600
Runner-Up £400

from www.pdc.tv

Antwerp Open darts 2011

  By admin | 16/02/2011 - 8:52 pm | All Darts Stories, Darts in the media
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12 February 2011

Datadart Antwerp Open April 23rd and 24th

On Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April 2011 the 24th edition of the International Darts Tournament ‘Datadart Antwerp Open’ will be held for the second successive year in the Bloso-center Netepark in Herentals.

The Antwerp Open has a prize fund of 17.500 euro and is played under the auspices of the Belgian Darts Bond.The ladies and men’s singles count towards the ranking tables of the World Darts Federation (cat 2) and the invitation tables of the British Darts Organisation (Cat B for the ladies and Cat A for the men). The singles winners receive a place for the Winmau World Masters and the winner of the ladies and men also receive an invite for the Qualifiers of the Lakeside World Professional Darts Championships.

An overview of the different series and when they are played.

Saturday 23rd April 2011 the doors will open at 9am for a 10am start for the mixed pairs. After noon the ladies and men’s pairs will be played, after conclusion of the mixed pairs semi finals. All finals will be played on stage (dress code!). Entry fee is 20 euro per pair.

Sunday 24th April 2011 all Singles are played. There are 4 categories (girls, ladies, boys and men). All finals and the semi-finals of the men are played on stage. Doors will open at 9am for a 10am start. Entry fee is 16 euro (WDF levy included) for the ladies and men’s singles and 8 euro for youth singles.

For all series only pre-registration are accepted. Entries on the spot will not be allowed! Entries are open and will be possible until Monday 11th April 2011. Entry fees must be settled no later than 14th April 2011.

Further information about the Datadart Antwerp Open can be found on their website and there is also the online entry form.

from www.bdodarts.com
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PDC Pro Tour Derby entry lists

  By admin | 16/02/2011 - 8:44 pm | BDO/WDF Results
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Derby Players Championship Entries

THE first UK-based Players Championships of 2011 will be held at the Moorways Centre in Derby this weekend, as 128 players battle for £70,000 prize money on February 19 and 20.
Two £35,000 Players Championships will be held in Derby, which will feature both Tour Card holders and players from the Qualifying School Order of Merit, who make up the field to 128 players.

Mervyn King and Ronnie Baxter will be hoping to continue their successful starts to the year on the PDC ProTour, having won the two Players Championships held in Halle, Germany last month.

PDC Unicorn Women’s World Champion Stacy Bromberg will make her first UK-based PDC ProTour appearance after winning a Tour Card last year, although Tricia Wright is sidelined as she recovers from a shoulder operation.

The event will begin at 12pm, and all games will be the best of 11 legs. Players must register at the event before 11am, when the draw is conducted.

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Players Championship 3 (Derby, Sat Feb 19)
Adam Hunt
Adam Smith-Neale
Adrian Gray
Adrian Lewis
Alan Tabern
Alex Roy
Andy Brown
Andy Hamilton
Andy Hutchings
Andy Jenkins
Andy Pearson
Andy Smith
Antonio Alcinas
Aodhagan O’Neill
Arron Monk
Ashley Holgate
Barrie Bates
Brendan Dolan
Brian Woods
Chris Aubrey
Chris Thompson
Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd
Colin Monk
Colin Osborne
Darren Johnson
Darren Whittingham
Dave Chisnall
Dave Honey
Dave Smith
David Ladley
Denis Ovens
Dennis Priestley
Dennis Smith
Devon Petersen
Dylan Duo
Dyson Parody
Gary Anderson
Gary Eastwood
Gary Mawson
Gary Welding
Geoff Whitworth
Ian Jopling
Ian White
James Richardson
James Wade
Jamie Atkins
Jamie Caven
Jason Crawley
Jelle Klaasen
Jimmy O’Regan
Joe Cullen
John Henderson
John MaGowan
John O’Shea
John Part
Jon Archer
Justin Pipe
Ken Dobson
Kevin Dowling
Kevin McDine
Kevin Painter
Kirk Shepherd
Louis Blundell
Magnus Caris
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Frost
Mark Hylton
Mark Jones
Mark Lawrence
Mark Stephenson
Mark Walsh
Mark Webster
Martyn Turner
Matt Jackson
Matt Padgett
Mervyn King
Michael Mansell
Michael Rosenauer
Michael van Gerwen
Mick McGowan
Mick Todd
Mike Nott
Nick Fullwell
Nick Malkin
Nicky Bache
Nigel Birch
Nigel Heydon
Paul Nicholson
Paul Rowley
Paul Schofield
Peter Hudson
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Phil Taylor
Prakash Jiwa
Reece Robinson
Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Ryan Harrington
Ryan Herrington
Scott Rand
Shane O’Connor
Shaun Griffiths
Simon Jones
Simon Whitlock
Stacy Bromberg
Steve Beaton
Steve Brown
Steve Evans
Steve Farmer
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Maish
Steven Pearson
Terry Jenkins
Terry Temple
Tom Martin
Tony Ayres
Tony Eccles
Vincent van der Voort
Wayne Atwood
Wayne Jones
Wayne Mardle
Wes Newton
William O’Connor

Players Championship 4 (Derby, Sun Feb 20)
Adam Smith-Neale
Adrian Gray
Adrian Lewis
Alan Tabern
Alex Roy
Andy Brown
Andy Hamilton
Andy Hutchings
Andy Jenkins
Andy Pearson
Andy Smith
Antonio Alcinas
Aodhagan O’Neill
Arron Monk
Ashley Holgate
Barrie Bates
Brendan Dolan
Brian Woods
Chris Aubrey
Chris Thompson
Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd
Colin Monk
Colin Osborne
Darren Johnson
Darren Whittingham
Dave Chisnall
Dave Honey
Dave Smith
David Ladley
Denis Ovens
Dennis Priestley
Dennis Smith
Devon Petersen
Dylan Duo
Dyson Parody
Gary Anderson
Gary Eastwood
Gary Mawson
Gary Welding
Geoff Whitworth
Ian Jopling
Ian White
James Richardson
James Wade
Jamie Atkins
Jamie Caven
Jason Crawley
Jelle Klaasen
Joe Cullen
John Henderson
John MaGowan
John O’Shea
John Part
Jon Archer
Justin Pipe
Ken Dobson
Kevin Dowling
Kevin McDine
Kevin Painter
Kirk Shepherd
Louis Blundell
Magnus Caris
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Frost
Mark Hylton
Mark Jones
Mark Lawrence
Mark Stephenson
Mark Walsh
Mark Webster
Martyn Turner
Matt Jackson
Matt Padgett
Matthew Edgar
Mervyn King
Michael Mansell
Michael Rosenauer
Michael van Gerwen
Mick McGowan
Mick Todd
Mike Nott
Mike Roberts
Nick Fullwell
Nick Malkin
Nicky Bache
Nigel Birch
Nigel Heydon
Paul Nicholson
Paul Rowley
Paul Schofield
Peter Hudson
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Phil Taylor
Prakash Jiwa
Reece Robinson
Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Ryan Harrington
Ryan Herrington
Scott Rand
Shane O’Connor
Shaun Griffiths
Simon Jones
Simon Whitlock
Stacy Bromberg
Steve Beaton
Steve Brown
Steve Evans
Steve Farmer
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Maish
Steven Pearson
Terry Jenkins
Terry Temple
Tom Martin
Tony Ayres
Tony Eccles
Vincent van der Voort
Wayne Atwood
Wayne Jones
Wayne Mardle
Wes Newton
William O’Connor

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PDC Darts Youth tour off to a flying start in Derby with 128 entries

  By admin | 16/02/2011 - 8:42 pm | All Darts Stories, Darts in the media
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The first tournament on the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour will feature a full field of 128 players.

The PDC will hold 15 separate events for players aged 14-21 this year, which will be followed by the World Youth Championship.

The first of the 15 events, each worth £2,000, will be played at the Moorways Centre in Derby on Satuday February 19, beginning at 5pm.

In line with UK-based Players Championships, the tournaments will feature a maximum of 128 players – with that total already reached for the Derby event.

Almost 100 players have already entered the second tournament, which will be held at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday February 26.

“This is tremendous news and we’re delighted to have seen such a response from young players from both the UK and Europe since announcing the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour last month,” said PDC Director Rod Harrington.

“These youngsters will be the future of our sport, and it will be great to see so many of them taking this first step on the professional ladder this year.”

Entry to the event in Barnsley will cost £25 per player. Players must call the PDC Head Office on 08712 501 180 to make their entry and receive an entry number to confirm their entry, with payment to be made in person when registering at the event before 4pm on that respective day.

Entry will be open from 9am-5pm on Monday-Friday, and entries for the Barnsley event will close at 5pm on Friday February 25 or when the field of 128 is reached.

Entry information for other events will be announced in due course.

All games will be played under DRA rules. Players must be aged 14 or above, and 21 and under on January 3 2011 to be eligible to play in the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events.

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Click here for full information about the PDC Unicorn Youth Tour

PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event 1 Entries
Aaron Bans
Adam Brunt
Adam Heart
Adam Huckvale
Adam Hunt
Adam Smith-Neale
Adam Whildon
Aden Kirk
Anthony Caswell
Anthony McNahon
Anthony West
Arron Monk
Ash Khayat
Ben Baldwin
Bradley Williams
Brandon Walsh
Brandonn Monk
Bryan Flew
Callum Crutchfield
Carl Draper
Chris Bent
Chris Masi
Christopher Aubrey
Co Stompe Jnr
Conner Bickerton
Connor Bevis
Curtis Hammond
Curtis Jones
Damian Smith
Dan Dean
Dan Elcock
Dan Read
Daniel Ladley
Daniel Stevens
Daniel Thorpe
Daniel van Mourik
Darren Whittingham
David Everley
David Galaska
David Sargent
Dean Reynolds
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Trow
Gary Thorne
Gavin Howard
Greg Falcus
Greg Upton
Harry Lane
Jack Ashton
Jack Hegarty
Jack Hill
Jack Tweddell
Jake Jones
Jake Smith
James Thompson
James Webster
James Young
Jamie Green
Jamie Landon
Jimmy Hendriks
Joe Cullen
John Brian
Johnathan Mulley
Jonathan Wigley
Jordan Matthews
Jordan Smith
Josh Jones
Josh McCarthy
Joshua Scales
Karl Brooks
Keirion Williams
Kieran Dodd
Kirk De Ruyter
Kris Wharton
Kurtis Atkins
Lee Whitworth
Lewis Venes
Lewis Oliver
Liam Cooper
Liam Saxon
Luke Wathen
Marc Evans
Mark Stephens
Mark Zambra
Matthew Dicken
Matthew Gallett
Matthew Hall
Matthew O’Neill
Michael Bushby
Michael Wood
Mikey van Tol
Nick Kenny
Paul Barham
Paul Cooper
Paul Mitchell
Peter Burgoyne
Ray Lockington
Reece Robinson
Rees Hall
Ricky Evans
Robert Beckett
Robert Higginson
Ross Churchill
Ross Dalton-Short
Ross Robson
Ryan Harrington
Ryan Herrington
Ryan Hitchens
Ryan Hoggarth
Ryan Ichton
Ryan Morris
Sam Hamilton
Sam Hill
Sam Rickhuss
Sam Schofield
Scott Johnson
Scott Rollings
Sean White
Shane Cooper
Shaun Frowen
Shaun Griffiths
Spencer Murphy
Steve Blewitt Jnr
Steve Haggerty
Tom Martin
Tom Murray
Tommy Barton
Xy Maynard

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  By admin | 16/02/2011 - 5:42 pm | All Darts Stories, Darts in the media
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Webster Expects Taylor Backlash

16 Feb 2011

MARK WEBSTER is expecting a backlash from Phil Taylor when they meet in the 888.com Premier League Darts at Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena on Thursday.

Webster, 27, had ended Taylor’s bid for a 16th World Championship title on New Year’s Day, picking up a quarter-final victory over the Stoke legend at Alexandra Palace.

Thursday’s Premier League contest will be their first game since, with Webster anticipating Taylor to be targeting revenge in Nottingham..

“It wasn’t too long ago and I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten, so I’m expecting some sort of a backlash,” said Webster, who won on his Premier League debut against James Wade last week.

“To defeat him in a World Championship is something to stick on my CV but it didn’t win me the tournament.

“I beat Phil and then 24 hours later I got beaten in the semis. I’d have sooner been in the other half of the draw and won the World Championship.

“It’s not like the hard work was wasted because it helped to get me a spot in the Premier League, but my objective was to win the whole event and I didn’t.

“But hopefully I can keep playing like I have been and I can get another result against Phil on Thursday.”

The Welshman won the Lakeside Championship in 2008 before joining the PDC, and has reached two World Championship semi-finals since in his bid to add further major honours.

Mark Webster - 888.com Premier League Darts (Lawrence Lustig, PDC)However, he believes that no player can match the domination which Taylor has enjoyed on the darts circuit since claiming his first title in 1990.

“Nobody will ever get near his record,” added Webster. “Someone might win about ten majors on TV but he’s won something like 70 of them, so he’s the benchmark and we’d all like to be as successful as him.

“I’ve probably got 25 years on him yet but it would be a big ask to get anywhere near him!”

Taylor suffered his heaviest ever Premier League defeat when he went down 8-2 to World Champion Adrian Lewis at The O2 last Thursday.

Webster, though, added: “I don’t read too much into that because you don’t lose your quality overnight.

“People say class is permanent and form is temporary, and I think Phil will be fine – just hopefully not on Thursday!”

Whilst Taylor endured a nightmare at The O2, Webster’s debut could hardly have gone better as he saw off 2009 champion Wade 8-3, taking the last five legs without reply.

“It’s every player’s ambition to be involved in the Premier League and I felt really good,” he said.

“I thought I’d win if I am being honest, because James hasn’t been in great form, but the main objective was to get a point on the board, so to get both points was great for me.

“Hitting a 180 in the first three darts settled me down and I was quite pleased to get to the break level at three-all because James was starting to hit form, and it deserted him a little in the second half.

“The crowd were good to me too and I enjoyed the atmosphere. I’m expecting more from the crowd this week, especially because I’m playing Phil, and I’m looking forward to it.”

A number of tickets remain on sale for Thursday’s 888.com Premier League Darts, priced at £20 plus booking fee and available via 08444 124 624 or www.capitalfmarena.com.

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The Unicorn PDC Premier League Precition League 2011!

  By admin | 16/02/2011 - 5:30 pm | All Darts Stories, Competitions
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The Unicorn Premier League Precition League 2011!

The true test of predicting stamina!

15 weeks of darts action.

Slightly different predicting rules to last year, but first of all, here are the prizes.

Weekly Winners

The 14 weekly winners will each win a set of darts of their choosing from the Unicorn catalogue (click here) :DDDD: :DDDD:

IN ADDITION, a random entry each week will also win a set of their own choosing!! :DDDD: :DDDD:

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Overall Winner

The overall winner after the Finals Night will also win a set of darts of their choosing from the Unicorn catalogue - (click here), and in addition they will also pick up a Unicorn Eclipse Pro dartboard – the true choice of the professional :DDDD: :DDDD:

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So with Weekly prizes on offer, there is still an incentive to join in after a few weeks, and even if you miss a week, you still could win a prize. And even if your predictions are rubbish, you might be the lucky winner in the random draw!
:DDDD: :DDDD:
The Rules

Every week I shall start a thread where you make your predictions. This thread will have all the tables and standings.

- Predict the scores of the 4 matches. First to 8, although draws are possible at 7-7. FIVE POINTS if you predict the correct winner and scoreline, or TWO POINTS if you just predict the correct winner with incorrect scoreline. All correctly predicted draws will give you 5 points. Just to clarify the highest score for each match is 5, and not 7
- I also would like to know who you think will get the HIGHEST AVERAGE, LOWEST AVERAGE and the HIGHEST CHECKOUT of the night. Just the name will do, not what you think the highest average will be! TWO POINTS for each of the averages, ONE POINT for the highest checkout.
- This gives a total of 25 points to be won each night. Finals Night will score DOUBLE the above.

With each entry, I will also ask you to provide a tiebreak of how many 180s you think will be hit on the night, as well as the choice of darts you want if you win the prize.

Good luck!

to enter just follow this link: http://www.thestarsofdarts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3704

PDC PRO TOUR COMPETITION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TEAM RED DRAGON

  By admin | 16/02/2011 - 5:26 pm | All Darts Stories, Competitions
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The Red Dragon Darts PDC Pro Tour Millionaire Game

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This is how it works:

Thanks to Red Dragon you are now a millionaire! We have given you £100 million to play with, You have to select 4 players from the entry list for this weekends player championships being held in Derby, the entry list is here http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0 … 50,00.html, the players are priced according to their ranking. The value of each of the players is below.

The players will earn points depending on how far they get in both tournaments on the weekend, you cannot change your mind once you have picked the players so choose wisely, a first round loss will result in your player getting docked 50 points whereas a win will get him 200 points

Last 128 = -50 points
Last 64 = 50 points
Last 32 = 75 points
Last 16 = 100 points
Last 8 = 125 points
Semi Final = 150 points
Final = 175 points
Winner = 200 points

The points will be tallied after the Sunday and the winner will get any set of Red Dragon Darts up to £15 in value

Please go to http://www.reddragondarts.com/sec/3429/ … -00-20-00/ and choose a set of darts, you will need the catalogue number and weight to place with your entry, entries without the darts listed will not be counted.

We will have a tie break in case two people have the same points, the question is what will the final score be on Sunday? i.e. 6-5, 6-1 etc.

Entry to this comp will close at 12pm on Saturday.

Prices:

Phil Taylor £50m

Barneveld, Raymond van £40m
Lewis, Adrian** £40m
Anderson, Gary** £40m
Wade, James** £40m
Simon Whitlock** £40m

Baxter, Ronnie** £35m
King, Mervyn** £35m
Walsh, Mark** £35m
Jenkins, Terry** £35m
Webster, Mark** £35m
Osborne, Colin** £35m
Smith, Andy** £35m
Pipe, Justin** £35m
Caven, Jamie** £35m
Lloyd, Colin** £35m
Jones, Wayne** £35m
Priestley, Dennis** £35m
Voort, Vincent van der** £35m

Alcinas, Antonio** £25m
Henderson,John £25m
Ovens, Denis** £25m
Tabern, Alan** £25m
Klaasen, Jelle** £25m
Beaton, Steve** £25m
Hine, Steve** £25m
Shepherd, Kirk** £25m
Griffiths,Shaun £25m
Newton, Wesley** £25m
Dudbridge, Mark** £25m
Eccles, Tony** £25m
Brown, Steve** £25m
Nicholson, Paul** £25m
Painter, Kevin** £25m
Gerwen, Michael van** £25m
Bates, Barrie ** £25m
Part, John** £25m
Wright, Peter** £25m
Maish, Steve** £25m
Hylton, Mark** £25m
Welge, Andree** £25m
Artut, Jyhan** £25m
Fullwell, Nick** £25m
Grubb, Steve** £25m
Chisnall,Dave £25m
Manley, Peter** £25m
Suljovic, Mensur** £25m
Thompson, Chris** £25m
Stompé, Co** £25m
Thornton, Robert** £25m
Farmer, Steve** £25m
Cullen, Joe** £25m
Magowan, John ** £25m
Woods,Brian £25m
Heydon, Nigel** £25m

Hamilton, Andy** £15m
O’Connor, William** £15m
Smith-Neale,Adam £15m
Dolan, Brendan** £15m
Smith, Dennis** £15m
Burnett, Richie** £15m
Evans, Steve** £15m
McDine, Kevin** £15m
Gray, Adrian** £15m
Atwood, Wayne** £15m
Monk, Arron** £15m
Rosenauer, Michael** £15m
Jenkins, Andy** £15m
Padgett, Matt** £15m
White, Ian ** £15m
Kantele, Marko** £15m
Mardle, Wayne** £15m
Scholten, Roland** £15m
Roy, Alex** £15m
Monk, Colin** £15m
Clark, Matt** £15m
Young, Darin** £15m
Ayres, Tony** £15m

Rodriguez, Carlos ** £10m
McGowan, Mick** £10m
Mawson, Gary** £10m
Johnson, Darren** £10m
Blundell, Louis** £10m
Barnard, Michael** £10m
Duo, Dylan** £10m
MacNeil, Ken** £10m
Turner, Martyn** £10m
Komula, Jarkko** £10m
Smith, Michael** £10m
Honey, Dave** £10m
Petersen,Devon £10m
Ladley, Dave** £10m
Hardy, Stephen** £10m
Clark, Jason** £10m
Riihonen, Par** £10m
Rand, Scott** £10m
Dutton, Stuart** £10m
Dowling, Kevin** £10m
Smith, Dave** £10m
Davis, Bill** £10m
Mansell,Micky £10m
Stephenson, Mark** £10m
Jiwa,Prakash £10m
Bromberg,Stacy £10m
Brown,Andy £10m
Crawley,Jason £10m
Dobson, Kenny** £10m
Hudson, Peter** £10m
Jackson,Matt £10m
Jodrill, Mark** £10m
Jones, Mark** £10m
Jopling, Ian** £10m
Mann, Jimmy** £10m
Parody, Dyson** £10m
Richardson,James £10m
Rowley, Paul** £10m
Temple, Terry** £10m
Welding, Gary** £10m
Caris, Magnus** £10m
O’Connor,Shane £10m
O’Neill, Aodhagan** £10m
Seyler, Tomas** £10m
Roith, Bernd ** £10m
Bezzeg, Nandor** £10m
Todd.Mick £10m
Lawrence, Mark** £10m
Frost, Mark** £10m

All others £10m

Sample entry:

Gary Anderson £40m
Simon Whitlock £40m
Dave Ladley £10m
Shane O’Connor £10m

Total £100m

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